by Amy Collier | Feb 19, 2021 | Diagnoses, Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Stories
It was our choice. To us, it was the only choice. By Erin It has been almost two weeks since we had to end our sweet baby’s life. I hate saying it like that, but to me, that’s what we did. Even though it was the right choice. It was our choice. To us, it was the only...
by JD | Apr 28, 2019 | Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
We met with a fetal surgical specialist to discuss in-utero surgery to fix the open spine. However, with my BMI (40) being over the limit and my medical history, it wasn’t a good risk for us. A Canadian Labour & Delivery Abortion Experience at 21 weeks...
by Amy Collier | Dec 6, 2018 | Anencephaly, D&E, Diagnoses, Neural Tube Defects, Stories
I was little more than life support for her and within minutes or possibly hours from birth, she would die, without any sense of me or anything around her. By Sara This is my story of ending a wanted pregnancy. I’m putting in lots of details because it’s...
by Amy Collier | Jun 6, 2018 | D&E, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
“I decided to make her baby book and have a necklace made with her would-be birthstone and the letter ‘C’ ” By Megan December 15th was a great day for my husband and I. We heard our daughter’s heartbeat for the first time and my husband...
by JD | Jul 30, 2017 | Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida
Prenatal Diagnosis—Severe Spina Bifida There are tons of other details I don’t know I will understand or digest anytime soon, but all in all, we were told this is a case of severe spina bifida and given an option of medical termination. By James’s Dad At times I...
by JD | May 26, 2017 | Anencephaly, Neural Tube Defects, Opinion, Stories
I will never succumb to feeling guilty or selfish for the most selfless decision I’ve ever made. By Carissa Waldner I see you day after day holding up the sign that continually haunts me, “Babies killed here.” I watch as your supporters show up on the weekends and...
